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13th annual Family Block Party and Pride Parade returns to Carbondale’s First Friday
Those looking for Friday plans need not look any further. The Family Block Party and Pride Parade returns for the 13th year and promises to be the highlight of Carbondale’s First Friday event on May 3. The Family Block Party started as a preschool fundraiser put on by Michelle...
A Carbondale filmmaker and an Alaskan Yup'ik fishing guide share the story behind 'School of Fish'
The adventure film genre tends to conjure up images of rugged mountaineers risking their lives to climb the tallest peaks in the world. However, at last week’s 5Point Adventure Film Festival in Carbondale, many of the stories on the big screen focused on the diversity of relationships people have with the wild places around them.
Thunder River Theatre Company will honor the legacy of late founder Lon Winston this Saturday
The Thunder River Theatre Company and the wider community will honor the life of the theater’s founder Lon Winston on Saturday. Winston died in late March, leaving behind a legacy of creative experimentation, and dedication to artistic excellence. He established the theater in 1995, after a lengthy stretch as a theater professor, and led the organization as executive artistic director for about two decades. According to the company, he directed and designed more than 60 productions in his tenure — many of them at the theater’s permanent home in downtown Carbondale, which Winston helped establish.
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